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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Ryuusei's story is basically identical to Gentarou's, which is what makes it work so well -- heroism means doing whatever you have to in order to protect your friends and let them smile -- it's just that Ryuusei's view of it is only focused on the friends he's made, instead of the friends he has yet to make. Ryuusei slowly remembering that he can apply his dedication to Jirou to the goofs in his life right this second is the heart of getting to connect with Meteor as an audience member.

Sadly, Ryusei isn't even focused on protecting Jirou's smile, as he's been willing to do things that would make Jirou cry. The judgment of his new friends and ability to see his past mistake in Kengo are exactly the kind of conflict he needs to get back in touch with his morals.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER FOURZE EPISODE 29 - ?SILENT TREATMENT FROM JUNIORS?

Can Ohsugi be a useful clown going forward? I don?t know! But I definitely appreciated his scenes in this episode, because they were a story I hadn?t seen this show do before.

The part where Ohsugi gets mildly attacked by the obviously fake rabbit prop is amusing and would be hard to take seriously if it were happening to anybody except Ohsugi. Following Shun's Rider tackle, this episode ends on another memorable cliffhanger which is dramatic for KRC's integrity yet relentlessly comedic, since it's Ohsugi.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER FOURZE EPISODE 30 - ?NO NEED FOR SENIORS?

It?s a setup that makes Ran a giant boulder that everyone alternately needs to work around or try and sand down, and I just got real tired of it.

Yeah, like, I get Ran just got out of middle school and all, but even by that standard she's way too childish for me to tolerate. If it was just the cold shoulder, or aggressively flipping teachers, or being insensitive towards her only friend's feelings, then that would be more okay. All of them at once is obnoxious and makes me gravitate even harder towards the much more enjoyable Ohsugi plot.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Which, that part was great. I think he?s treated with appropriate level of respect ? he gets rightfully offended at JK?s casual suggestion that he doesn?t care about his students, and he gets nicely intense when Ran reveals that a teacher is the one distributing Switches ? while still being a buffoon that maybe is not a net positive for the Club. (Well, Net positive, maybe.)

Especially when you consider that Sonoda was one of those students whose life got derailed by a teacher giving her a Switch. While Ohsugi doesn't know the full story, he believes that following the rules is necessary to keep everybody safe, so finding out the faculty aren't playing by those rules is reason enough for him to join the KRC. Even if it's only so these teenagers have a "wise voice" to guide them, which they won't argue with as long as it means they can keep operating. Honestly, I think he's a great addition and the only thing this episode is missing is the Gentarou handshake. (nice pun BTW)

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Like Gentarou, maybe I had Ohsugi wrong all this time?!

Sounds like this will affect your ranking.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

I really wish that, there can be people/characters who are seen as morally upright and true hero as Hongo without them being self-sacrificing or destructive; for them caring about everyone or generally refusing to do wrong things, which sacrifice isn't necessarily required.

Well, guys like Gentarou are right there, but it doesn't stop some people from gatekeeping the title of True Kamen Rider.